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It appears that electric vehicles will face a number of challenges before they can hope to become successful in Germany. A Gartner Inc study has revealed that German consumer purchase considerations for fully battery operated electric vehicles remain low compared to other powertrain technologies – and most current electric vehicles miss consumers’ ownership requirements. The [...]

BMW is to expand its recently-launched Munich car-sharing scheme to other cities across Europe, with plans to include the UK. The German car maker has teamed up with car rental company Sixt to put 300 1-Series models on the road for people in the German city to hire for as little as 25p per minute. [...]

Germany is set to gain twenty new hydrogen filling stations over the next three years as part of a partnership project between car giant Daimler and the Linde technology group. The new stations will be set up in Stuttgart,Berlin and Hamburg, as the country develops all important infrastructure to facilitate the use of hydrogen fuel [...]

Fuel producers in Germany have cut their production of E10 as the country continues to suffer from a consumer backlash against the new fuel. From the beginning of this year, German petrol stations have been required to offer the new Super E10 petrol or face fines. However five months into the compulsory presence of E10 [...]

The German government has stepped up its funding for electric cars as it seeks to become a world leader in the technology, according to The Independent. Speaking to reporters in Berlin, the country’s Chancellor Angela Merkel announced that an extra one billion euros would be put to use in the research and development of EVs, [...]

Hybrid technology firm Ashwood Automotive is hoping that its imminent trip to Germany will help it find European partners. The Exeter-based firm, which produces retrofit hybrid systems, is to take part in the 11th Michelin Challenge Bibendum eco rally in Berlin next week and will be display its technology to potential distributors, fleet customers and [...]

There was a 30 per cent increase in global clean energy investment during 2010 – as the total reached a whopping $243billion. According to Pew Charitable Trusts, China, Germany, Italy and India were among the leading nations that attracted private investments with China solidifying its position as the world’s clean energy powerhouse. It racked up [...]

As Germany attempts to further its position as one of the world leaders in hydrogen and fuel cell technology, Mercedes-Benz has delivered a B-Class F-CELL vehicle to its Federal Ministry of Transport. According to Federal Minister for Transport Peter Ramsauer, promoting electric mobility is important to the country not only with cars powered by batteries [...]

Though previously biofuels with only a five per cent ethanol content had been available in Germany, that will all change as of January 1, 2011. From the turn of the year, Super E10 will become available in 14,000 service stations across the country with the Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety [...]

Volkswagen is entering a gas-powered Scirocco R-Cup race car into the Race of Champions in Germany this weekend (November 27-28). Its the first time in 21 years that the champions showdown has returned and the Scirocco R-Cup race car will join a list of legendary names from the world of motorsport as they compete to [...]